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Monday, April 15, 2013

Amanuensis Monday – 1940 letter

An
Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what
has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme from
Geneabloggers which encourages the family historian to transcribe family
letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Not only do the
documents contain genealogical information, the words breathe life into kin –
some we never met – others we see a time in their life before we knew them.

State of New York, County of ErieTo Whom it may concern. This is to certify that My Son Nathan
Gartner was born July 2st, 1882 at 59 Pitt Street, NY, County of NY. His mother
deceased.Leopold GartnerSubscribed & sworn to me this 1st day of November
1940.Milton S Weisberg, Notary Public, Erie County, NY

This letter concerns the birth of my maternal grandfather,
Nathaniel Gardner. I have never found a birth certificate for him but I am
fortunate that this letter has been saved in the family for 73 years. It is
signed by his father, Leopold Gartner/Gardner. Leopold, a retired tailor, had
moved from New York City to Buffalo between 1930 & 1935 to live with his
daughter, Florence and her family.

Besides being evidence of my grandfather’s birth it also tells
me that his mother, Fanny Edelstein, had died before this was written.

In addition the letter is signed by Milton S. Weisberg. Milton,
an attorney in Buffalo, NY, was the grandson of Leopold and nephew of
Nathaniel.

Although it is a short letter is holds any clues to my Gartner/Gardner
and Weisberg family. I have it preserved in an archival safe sheet protector in
an archival safe box and I have a scanned digital copy.

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